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Predicting Rogue Waves: Addressing Rare Events
From The Eponymous Pickle

Predicting Rogue Waves: Addressing Rare Events

Out of MIT.  I recall this problem being posed in a conference, and its possible application to other more industrial problems.   Rare events, but ones that can...

Experiences with Data Lakes
From The Eponymous Pickle

Experiences with Data Lakes

Just recently exposed to the use of a data lake for exploratory analytics with highly disparate data.   This article provides some alternative use cases and experiences...

Microsoft Bets on Radical Design Thinking
From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft Bets on Radical Design Thinking

In Fast Codesign;  A radical bet, looking at disabled communities.  Very interesting history of the concept that has led to a number of design innovations.  So...

Biases in High Stakes Decision Making
From The Eponymous Pickle

Biases in High Stakes Decision Making

Talk today on a favorite topic:  Cognitive Bias.   I will post links to presentation afterwards:" ...  Just a reminder about our Cognitive Systems Institute Group...

Making AI more Human
From The Eponymous Pickle

Making AI more Human

This direction makes sense, have not looked at the details yet.    In TechRepublic:  Towards more human Watson APIs .  That's good    "  ... IBM Watson, Big Blue's...

Business is as Valuable as Your Customers
From The Eponymous Pickle

Business is as Valuable as Your Customers

In K@W:   Some useful, perhaps obvious thoughts here.  As I always say, stay closer to the business." ....  Many businesses will say that their customers are their...

Kroger Urban Stores
From The Eponymous Pickle

Kroger Urban Stores

In WCPO: Would think there would be more opportunities to make smaller footprint urban stores more profitable with smart interactions with the consumer.

Powering Aircraft Systems
From The Eponymous Pickle

Powering Aircraft Systems

From the Bike Shop:   Smart Power:" .... In addition to optimizing performance, efficiency and reliability in aircraft power systems, “GE Aviation is taking onTo...

NBC Programmatic Selling
From The Eponymous Pickle

NBC Programmatic Selling

I am following the widening thread here here.  Recall my mention of our work in this area, see the tag below.  Don't know exactly what analytics are being doneIn...

Think More about the Causality
From The Eponymous Pickle

Think More about the Causality

Nicely done, and for the method I often give for driving value in analytics, bring your business reasoning closer to the analytics.   Its the business that is of...

Nokia's Cognitive Services Platform
From The Eponymous Pickle

Nokia's Cognitive Services Platform

Been looking at how 'cognitive' can be integrated with services in platforms.   Here is an example from Nokia: " ... Our Nokia AVA cognitive services platform delivers...

Push on Wearables in the Enterprise
From The Eponymous Pickle

Push on Wearables in the Enterprise

Push for wearables in the enterprise.    Mostly watches it seems, which are not much different than smartphone devices.    Devices that engage more deliberately...

On the State of Human Capital
From The Eponymous Pickle

On the State of Human Capital

From Growthology  Kauffman Foundation. " ... This post is the first in a series by the Growthology team, where we will take a look at some of the topics discussed...

Sleep Apps by J&J
From The Eponymous Pickle

Sleep Apps by J&J

An area we examined as well, long before the era of mobile Apps.  In Adage:  " ... How J&J Research Led From Bath-Time to a Mobile Sleep App -- and More Products...

Clareo
From The Eponymous Pickle

Clareo

Chatted with some of these folks recently, interesting group ..." ... At Clareo our mission is to help businesses adapt and grow.We help leaders adapt their businesses...

Apple Swift for the Enterprise
From The Eponymous Pickle

Apple Swift for the Enterprise

In CWorld: What appears to be be a plus for Apple in the enterprise.  " ... IBM calls the move a “key next step in IBM and Apple’s shared journey to help enterprises...

Disruption in the Auto Industry
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Disruption in the Auto Industry

Good overview in McKinsey." ... Technology-driven trends will revolutionize how industry players respond to changing consumer behavior, develop partnerships, and...

Dimensions of Strategy
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Dimensions of Strategy

Too little considered, how do you actually do strategy?Are You A Six Dimensional Strategist?by Amrita Bhattacharyya In a recent post ‘For Business At Warp Speed...

More on Feature Selection
From The Eponymous Pickle

More on Feature Selection

A favorite topic of mine, and I believe the most important introductory aspect of analytic modeling.Here in DSC.   It is very important to get feature selection...

Why you Need Predictive Analytics Today
From The Eponymous Pickle

Why you Need Predictive Analytics Today

Nicely done piece about the need for predictive analytics.   IBM sponsored.  By PredictionImpact.  You may need to register.  Good statistics and thoughts.   I...
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